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The Stevens County Board of Commissioners sit before a full crowd at their Truth in Taxation hearing on Monday, Dec. 19.

High attendance at Stevens County Truth in Taxation hearing Monday

MORRIS - About 20 county residents used the Stevens County Truth in Taxation hearing on Monday night to grill the Board of Commissioners and county employees about budget items both...

news / government Fri, Dec 16, 2011 - 2:50pm

Work remained to finish the Minnesota state budget on July 14, when Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch briefs reporters on budget talks with Gov. Mark Dayton and House Speaker Kurt Zellers. On Thursday, she announced she is leaving her leadership post and not running for the Senate again.

Update: Koch resignation shocks Minnesota politicians

ST. PAUL -- The first woman to lead the Minnesota Senate is leaving, saying she wants to spend time with family and work in the private sector. Amy Koch, 40,...

news / government Fri, Dec 16, 2011 - 8:24am

Bill calls for uniform lighting, marking of ag equipment

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced this week that legislation she introduced with Senator John Thune (R-SD) earlier this year to improve safety on public roads across the country passed...

farm / agriculture / government Fri, Dec 16, 2011 - 12:57am

Minnesota Senate leader Koch steps down

news / government Thu, Dec 15, 2011 - 4:56pm

Stevens County Board passes 2012 budget in advance of Truth in Taxation hearing

MORRIS - The Stevens County Board of Commissioners passed a $12.3 million budget with a 7.22 percent levy increase at a meeting on Monday night. The county budget for 2012...

news / government Thu, Dec 15, 2011 - 4:36pm

Morris City Council approves preliminary tax levy, waits on final budget

MORRIS - The Morris City Council approved a tax levy of approximately $1.25 million for 2012, a zero percent increase from 2011, at their meeting on Tuesday. The council will...

news / government Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - 2:08pm

Swift County assessor suspended after bringing shotgun into courthouse in Benson, Minn.

news / region / government Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - 9:08am

Franken, Klobuchar: Delay post office closings

GRAND FORKS - Minnesota Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar are urging Senate leaders to delay closing or consolidating post offices for six months to give Congress more time to...

news / government Tue, Dec 13, 2011 - 11:15am

Capitol Chatter: Conflicting information slows stadium agreement

ST. PAUL -- Trying to agree on how to fund a new Vikings football stadium is hard enough, but legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton also must deal with trying to...

news / government Sun, Dec 11, 2011 - 5:00am

Stevens Co. Commissioners preview: Evening meeting planned to review budget, hold Truth in Taxation hearing

STEVENS COUNTY - The Stevens County Board of Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011 where they will review the 2012 budget before the public Truth...

news / government Sun, Dec 11, 2011 - 5:00am

Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen of Alexandria explains Tuesday to fellow senators his proposal to allow video lottery terminals in bars, with some proceeds available to fund a Vikings football stadium. Don Davis/Minnesota Capitol Bureau

Electronic lottery, pulltabs, bingo considered for stadium

ST. PAUL -- There appears to be a feeling that gambling is at least part of the answer to funding a new Vikings football stadium, but the questions come down...

news / government Fri, Dec 09, 2011 - 4:47pm

Judge puts brakes on day care union vote, for now

ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota day care provider vote to join unions is least temporarily on hold. A judge Monday ordered a stop to an election that was to begin...

news / government Mon, Dec 05, 2011 - 3:57pm

Capitol Chatter: Political leaders scramble to rewrite talking points

ST. PAUL -- A projected state budget surplus so shocked Minnesota political leaders Thursday that they did not know how to respond. Their talking points, drawn up long ago, featured...

news / government Sun, Dec 04, 2011 - 5:00am

Surplus leaves state leaders happy but concerned

ST. PAUL -- The revelation of an $876 million Minnesota budget surplus includes a dark side. Gov. Mark Dayton showed the two sides by calling Thursday's announcement "terrific news," moments...

news / government Thu, Dec 01, 2011 - 4:18pm

Update: State budget surplus comes with warnings

ST. PAUL -- Jaws dropped this morning as Minnesota leaders learned the state budget will be $876 million bigger than earlier thought. But the news came with warnings: -- A...

news / government Thu, Dec 01, 2011 - 12:46pm

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